kate 24.05.2

Multi-document, multi-view text editor

Kate is a powerful text editor that can open multiple files simultaneously.

With a built-in terminal, syntax highlighting, and tabbed sidebar, it performs as a lightweight but capable development environment. Kate's many tools, plugins, and scripts make it highly customizable.

Kate's features include:

Multiple saved sessions, each with numerous files
Scriptable syntax highlighting, indentation, and code-folding
Configurable templates and text snippets
Symbol viewers for C, C++, and Python
XML completion and validation

Website: https://kate-editor.org/
Licenses: GPL 2+ · LGPL 2.0
Package source: gnu/packages/kde-utils.scm
Builds: See build status
Issues: See known issues

Installation

Install kate 24.05.2 as follows:

guix install kate@24.05.2

Or install the latest version:

guix install kate

You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell documentation for more information.